Christmas time is probably the busiest time of the year.
While summer can be hectic for going out and enjoying the long days, everything with Christmas is packed into a few weeks.
Every Christmas party, dinner, night out and meet up is basically carried out within a month – so it’s safe to say we end up spending a lot of money.
Well, Bank of Ireland did some research and found that the average person spent about €267 on dinners, takeaways and taxis during the festive period.
But that’s not all we’re spending on – a lot of us are very cheeky and when buying presents for others, decided to buy a little something for ourselves too.
A massive 7 out of 1o people self-gifted during Christmas.
31% of us set a budget before going out gift shopping, but then another third spent more than intended. 69% of us will actively seek out bargains though. So, it’s pretty give and take.
Drinks, Christmas Eve jammies and Christmas Day outfits are what most of us spend our money on ,however a lot of us (30%) are on the lookout for cashback offers.
The research also states that 1 in 5 found themselves shopping last-minute… which we have to admit, we were guilty of. Surely we weren’t the only ones?
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